Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
The suggestion of Mr.. Goldwin SMITH. bias

the suggestion or Mr.. Goodwin Smith, has
resolved upon obtaining the opinion of
the queen AS 10 the right OF the Dominion
authorities TO disallow such acts OF the
Provincial legislature as that authorizing
the construction OF the Red River Valley
railway.
A reunion OF survivors OF Walkers Mic
araguan expedition will he held in Louis
vile, sometime this fall. The expedition
went out in 1856. Two years later, when
the United States captured the survivors,
there wore only few hundred remaining
out of the original 1900 men. There are
now about 200 awe.
The coroner's jury in the case OF the
ChatswOrth railroad accident have agreed
upon verdict. They do not in any way
censure the company, but found that
Timothy Coughlin, foreman of section
is worthy Of censure because Of failure 10
patrol the track and the habit Of burning
grass close TO the track.
Douglass f. Carlin, chief clerk at the
Cheyenne Agency, was married in Pierre,
Dakota, the other day, to Maiden Duprest'
the vealthiest Indian heiress on the Sioux
reservation. Carlin is closely connected
with prominent army officers, and with
the Carlns of Illinois. Over 1000 Indians
witnessed the ceremony and the festivi'
ties lasted three days.
Prof. ii. s. Whitney of the Excelsior
academy on the shore Of Lake Minneton
ka, Minnesota, was drowned in the lake
the other afternoon. Three children were
playing on "A raft which went to pieces.
in swimming out to save them he became
tangled in the weeds and was drowned.
Two OF the children were rescued alive
the third was drowned
Rev. Moses Rogers, a direct descendent
OF John Rogers who was burned at the
stake in England on account of his relig
ious convictions in the sixteenth century
who was probably the oldest member OF
the Methodist ministry in America, died
In Fresh Ponds, Suffolk county, l.. l., re-
Gently. The deceased was in his.9lth year
and hAd been preaching about seventy
years
Under the la the time allowed for
the redemption of trade dollars will ex-
pire on the third of September. The
amount re deemed up TO date is little
over 10000. The number OF these dol
lars estimated to be held in this country
by the direetor OF tue mint IN his report
TO congress was SIO36,0J0, and the slight
excess in redemptioas is accounted for 10y
importatious from China and Japan.
~ "A recent meeting of the passenger
department. Of the central traffic aSsocia
ton it was decided to make "a rate OF one
fare for the round trip To the grand army
encampment at st. Louis, the lnterna-
tional military encampment at Chicago
and tho centennial anniversary Of the
federal constitution at Philadelphia. a
resolut on was adopted that harvest ex
curslon9 should not be encouraged, and
an agreement was reached that 40 ar
rangem ants should he made for snch en-
terprise.
Advices received in New Orleans. state
that the greatest excitement prevails in
Havana. rccasioned 10y the recent Gots of
Capt Ger. Marin in taking possession OF
the custom house and placing the officials
under arrlst Tho city is in charge Of reg
ular troops and the situation becomes
daily moro desperate, recalling events at
tending thu massacre of medical students
in ISL. \ reign OF terror prevails and it
in a state Ct siege. Already several oou-
diets have occurred between the troops
and civilians, resulting in the killing O.
some and the wounAing of others.
Jefferson Borden, the noted manafao.
tnrer of Fan River, Mass, died Aug. -,
aged S. Ho. was ona Of the foremost bust
ness men OF New England For - years
he was manager OF the \ merican print
works at + all Ri'Ser and in one year
cleared 100000 under his manage Rent-
When the works burned in le6,, involving
loss of 5000, DOG. he had them going
again in sixteen months at one tme the
stock OF the oompaur7 was quoted at s., 600
per share bis early employer, William
Valentine lsft with him N trust Sl61, 00O
Tor his unborn grandchildren. and SO re
markable was his care that he turned over
TO his wards. no less than $40 10, tOa. He
was connected with a large number OF
business in oarests, in all Of which he dis
played remarkable ability and the staunoh
est integrity.